Champions League matchday six: all we need to know
The pivotal info
Who’s through, who can join them?
Through to turn of 16: Barcelona*, Bayern München, Beşiktaş*, Chelsea, Manchester City*, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur* (*group winners)
Could validate on matchday six: Atlético Madrid, Basel, CSKA Moskva, Juventus, Leipzig, Liverpool, Manchester United, Napoli, Porto, Roma, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moskva, Sporting CP
Vying for third: Anderlecht, APOEL, Borussia Dortmund, Celtic
Will finish fourth: Benfica, Feyenoord, Maribor, Monaco, Olympiacos, QarabaÄŸ
The matches*
Group A: Manchester United v CSKA Moskva, Benfica v Basel
Group B: Bayern München v Paris Saint-Germain, Celtic v Anderlecht
Group C: Roma v Qarabağ, Chelsea v Atlético Madrid
Group D: Olympiacos v Juventus, Barcelona v Sporting CP
Group E: Liverpool v Spartak Moskva, Maribor v Sevilla
Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester City, Feyenoord v Napoli
Group G: Porto v Monaco, RB Leipzig v BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
Group H: Tottenham Hotspur v APOEL, Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund
*All kick-offs 20:45CET
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The large five: what to watch
- Will Ronaldo tip a charts?
Cristiano Ronaldo goes into Real Madrid’s home confront with Dortmund tip of a organisation theatre scorers rankings with 8 goals from his 5 games; with a hat-trick he would compare his record total of 11 from 2015/16, nonetheless if he fails to score, a three-way would pierce Spurs’ Harry Kane, Atlético’s Wissam Ben Yedder or Paris span Edinson Cavani and Neymar (who has scored on all 5 matchdays so far) into a No1 spot.
- The organisation they adore to hate
Even if Neymar fails to outscore Ronaldo, he is in line for another fame – after 5 games, he is a organisation stage’s many fouled player, with 20 infringements opposite him (compared to 10 for Lionel Messi and usually 4 for Ronaldo). Neymar’s closest rivals in this surprising foe are Shakhtar’s Marlos (16 fouls against) and Monaco’s Fabinho and Juventus’s Paulo Dybala (14 each).
- Two in line for limit points
Paris and Manchester City are on march to finish a organisation theatre with a limit 18 points – an feat usually 6 teams have managed in a past. City contingency win during Shakhtar while Paris contingency get a improved of Bayern, who have won all 3 of their Group B games given a lapse of manager Jupp Heynckes.
- United’s doomsday scenario
Chances are, England will be a initial republic to have 5 teams in a turn of 16: Chelsea, Manchester City and Spurs are already through, with Liverpool and UEFA Europa League winners Manchester United set to follow, nonetheless José Mourinho’s side could nonetheless crawl out. If they remove to CSKA Moskva by 7 or some-more goals and Basel win, United would be a initial organisation to win their initial 4 organisation games and not progress.
- Group theatre goals record underneath threat
We have had 256 in this season’s organisation theatre so distant – an normal of 51.20 per matchday – and need usually 36 some-more to compare a record of 292 scored in a 1999/2000 competition. If all 32 contenders chip in with a idea any on matchday four, we will be some-more or reduction there. Keep it up!
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